Neistin
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Neistin is a Faroese
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 handball club in Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...

, which was founded on 21 March 1931. Neistin has many different teams for men and women, boys and girls. They have teams in the men's best division, which is named after the head sponsor which is Atlantic Airways
Atlantic Airways
Atlantic Airways is the national airline of the Faroe Islands, operating domestic helicopter services and international passenger services as well as search and rescue responsibilities from its base at Vágar Airport, on the Faroese island of Vágar...

: Atlantic Airways deildin (The Atlantic Airways League). Neistin has also a team in the women's best division, Sunset deildin. In April 2011 both men and women won the best divisions in Faroese handball and became Fareose champions. It was the first time in 33 years that both teams of Neistin won the Faroese championship.

Board Members

The current board members of Neistin (2010):
  • Kjartan Thomassen
  • Súna Mørk
  • Kristianna Mohr
  • Edel Maria Jacobsen
  • Joan Isaksen Jacobsen

Coaches of Neistin 2010-11

Coaches of Sunset deildin (The Women's Premier League):
  • Birgir Hansen
  • Sigrun Mikkelsen
  • Solveig Birgirsdóttir


Coaches of Atlantic Airways deildin (The Men's Premier League):
  • Ingi Olsen
  • Jacob Jonsson
  • Eirikur Magnussen

The Founders of Neistin

Neistin was founded on 21 March 1931 by these women:
  • Petra Rein
  • Jenny Rein
  • Edil Djurhuus
  • Helge Michelsen
  • Andreas Mouritsen
  • Hanna Mouritsen
  • Borghild Evensen
  • Anna á Lag
  • Sanna á Lag
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